Bedtime Stories: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Today’s Bedtime Story is Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, read by the Half Moon Bay’s Chamber of Commerce CEO Charise McHugh. Mike and Mary Anne the red steam shovel are a true pair, digging all sorts of things like railroad tunnels and big boat canals. But once the new types of shovels started to take all the jobs, Mike and Mary Anne can’t get any work. They finally hear of a job in the small town of PopperVille to dig the town’s cellar and head on an adventure. Find out how Mike and Mary Anne triumphed thanks to their hard work and found an ingenious way they could continue to contribute to the community!

How to Use Bedtime Stories as an Independent Reading Tutor

Prepare your child for a relaxing audio podcast experience. Whether in the car, the store, or before bed, let your child immerse their ear in their imagination. School is largely auditory. So, prepare your kid to listen and visualize a story without TV or video. Just listen!

Then share the book to the audio. Listen and read. Allow your child to teach themselves to read. Using visual/audio anchor words your child will figure out the visual/sound connections by themselves. Eventually, they will be able to read the book to you all by themselves!